Two people were arrested during the grenade blast on Sunday in Srinagar’s bustling market that caused the deaths of two and wounded 38 others, according to police.
The incident was reported shortly after Srinagar police chief Rakesh Balwal set up the particular investigative group (SIT) to investigate the incident and identify the perpetrators. Within 48 hours, both attackers were detained.
“SIT was able to identify two accused who came on a two-wheeler without number-plate to commit this crime and fled on the same vehicle after committing the terrorist act,” according to the police in a statement.
The suspects were identified after reviewing footage from the CCTV footage, the police said.
“During the intense analysis of the CCTV trail in Srinagar city, the route adopted by both accused was located back to one neighborhood in Khanyar area,” the police claimed.
The suspects were identified as Mohd bariq and Fazli Nabi, both from Khanyar, Srinagar.
The video footage captured the attacker throwing the grenade at an armored police vehicle parked.
The blast caused panic, and people ran for safety after being victims of splinters smashed into them were thrown on the floor.
Police say the suspects have thrown grenades in the direction of terrorists who were actively located in the Kashmir valley but did not mention terrorists or the terrorist organization.
According to the police, the attackers were trying to attack the security force vehicle, but the grenade exploded in the crowd.
“The plan was to attack the parked security vehicle, but due to grenade throwing from a moving two-wheeler, the target was missed, and the grenade exploded in an adjacent crowded area,” police claimed.
The Srinagar administration has issued an advisory requesting retail establishments and shopkeepers to set up CCTV cameras.
“Srinagar Police requests all commercial establishments/shops to install CCTV cameras inside and outside their shops/commercial establishments as per advisory issued by DC Srinagar. This will act as a strong deterrence to all the anti-social elements, who think of committing such atrocious crimes,” the advisory added.
A 19-year-old girl and an older man were killed when terrorists could throw a grenade at the busy market at Amira Kadal on Sunday.
